http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/devon/7044897.stm










Look at that hoof on the left in the 3rd pic... like two human toes


Mini pigs are big success on farm

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"A Devon fun farm is reaping the rewards of a nine-year breeding programme for miniature pigs. The pigs, which are about a fifth of the size of ordinary pigs, have been a hit with visitors at Pennywell Farm. TV celebrity Jonathan Ross bought two of the pint-sized porkers as pets at £150 each and there have even been offers from as far away as Australia. The pocket pigs are a variant of the rare kune kune breed, which is native to New Zealand. Chris Murray, co-owner of the farm near Buckfastleigh, began cross-breeding the pigs nine years ago and believes he has the perfect pet pig. Off menu He said: "Pigs are very cute when they are young, but they outgrow a home environment and can be aggressive when they get older. "These pigs are just at home indoors or outdoors." Some pet pigs, such as the Vietnamese pot-bellied variety, have been brought for their cute appeal in the past. But they fell out of fashion when people began to realise how difficult they were to look after when they reach full size. There are no big surprises in store for anyone who falls for the Pennywell miniatures. An average adult pig weighs about 500kg (1,102lb), but the mini pigs weigh only 70kg (154lb). The world's smallest pig is thought to be the 28in-long wild pygmy hog, an endangered species which lives in wildlife sanctuaries in Assam, India. Mr Murray said: "They are easy to house train and have a good temperament. "A sow would normally snap at you if you picked up one of her litter, but these are amazingly content." Mr Murray doubts if they will be appearing on restaurant menus. "They are too small, he said. "It would be uneconomic so it's unlikely they will be used for meat and there is already a huge amount of different pig meat available.""

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"The pigs can be house trained says farm co-owner Chris Murray"

Yeah that's because they will gladly eat up their own shit!!!

10/15/2007 8:47:58 AM

i sorta want an indoor pig for a pet

less than i want an indoor miniature horse but more than i want an indoor goat

10/15/2007 8:49:34 AM

10/15/2007 9:11:55 AM

10/15/2007 9:25:40 AM

I'd buy it just to feed it leftover bacon, pork chops, etc ..

10/15/2007 10:04:41 AM

150lbs is still big

I thought they'd be cat-sized or something

10/15/2007 10:19:21 AM

Wow, those are way cuter than I thought they'd be

10/15/2007 10:35:25 AM

are those pot-bellied pigs?

10/15/2007 10:36:32 AM

^seriously, did you not read the article? seriously?

10/15/2007 10:40:57 AM

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"I thought they'd be cat-sized or something"

yeah that's what i though too, esp. after seeing the pics. the pics are highly misleading as they are of babies.

154 lbs is quite big, as heavy as an adult male. ok, they will be the size of a medium sized dog i guess, but you can't just pick up 154 lbs and play with it or cuddle it, etc.

anyway, they are pigs

10/15/2007 8:09:26 PM

aww, cute!

10/15/2007 8:11:45 PM

one of my top 10 academic badasseries is my high school biology II pig dissection

[Edited on October 15, 2007 at 8:12 PM. Reason : PARTS! Ø]

10/15/2007 8:12:11 PM

did anybody else notice that they said the average size for a full grown hog was about 1000 lbs? they get that big on rare occasions, but not on average. 150 lb is the size you see most often cut in half and laid on a cooker.

10/15/2007 11:05:13 PM

I am really glad I clicked this thread. It's not at all what I thought it would be.

10/15/2007 11:06:44 PM

^^they had it right.

10/15/2007 11:07:08 PM

^^^ most are 1000+ that is the normal hog size

10/15/2007 11:42:35 PM

Dude...Scientists already know how to stunt their growth when they are babies, but they won't tell us how because they know crazy women would use it on their children. Damn crazy women.

10/15/2007 11:46:42 PM

why would they want midget children?

10/15/2007 11:48:02 PM

10/15/2007 11:52:37 PM